Our Town : A Play in Three Acts (Perennial Classics)
by Thornton Wilder
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Description
A handsome Perennial Classics edition of America's favourite play, Our Town, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
First produced and published in 1938, this Pulitzer Prize–winning drama of life in the small village of Grover's Corners has become an American classic and is Thornton Wider's most renowned and most frequently performed play.
This Perennial Classics edition includes a foreword by Donald Margulies and contains an afterword with documentary material edited by Tappan Wilder.
Book Club Questions for Our Town (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Our Town : A Play in Three Acts (Perennial Classics) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Our Town :
- Did Thornton Wilder emphasize any specific themes throughout Our Town ? What do you think Thornton Wilder is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Our Town and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Our Town ? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Our Town reveal Thornton Wilder's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Thornton Wilder is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Our Town affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Thornton Wilder's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Our Town (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Our Town : A Play in Three Acts (Perennial Classics) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Our Town :
- Did Thornton Wilder make persuasive arguments in Our Town ? Did Our Town change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Our Town ?
- How does Thornton Wilder present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Thornton Wilder biased within Our Town ? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Our Town make you want to read next? Why?
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